Do gender, anxiety, or sleep quality predict mindfulness-based stress reduction outcomes?

Megan M. Brown; Danielle Arigo; Ruth Q. Wolever; Moria J. Smoski; Martica H. Hall; Jeffrey G. Brantley; Jeffrey M. Greeson

doi:10.1177/1359105320931186

Do gender, anxiety, or sleep quality predict mindfulness-based stress reduction outcomes?

Megan M. Brown, Danielle Arigo, Ruth Q. Wolever, Moria J. Smoski, Martica H. Hall, Jeffrey G. Brantley, Jeffrey M. Greeson

Psychology

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Abstract

Although mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can improve health and well-being, less is known about factors that predict outcomes. This prospective observational study examined gender and baseline anxiety and sleep quality as predictors of change in emotion regulation and stress symptoms following an 8-week MBSR program. Women and men reported similar improvement in stress symptoms and cognitive reappraisal, whereas men improved more in emotion suppression. Individuals with higher anxiety and worse sleep pre-treatment benefited most in terms of decreased stress. Evaluating pre-treatment characteristics could help determine optimal candidates for MBSR training, and could optimize outcomes for both women and men.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320931186
State	Accepted/In press - 2020

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Applied Psychology

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title = "Do gender, anxiety, or sleep quality predict mindfulness-based stress reduction outcomes?",

abstract = "Although mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can improve health and well-being, less is known about factors that predict outcomes. This prospective observational study examined gender and baseline anxiety and sleep quality as predictors of change in emotion regulation and stress symptoms following an 8-week MBSR program. Women and men reported similar improvement in stress symptoms and cognitive reappraisal, whereas men improved more in emotion suppression. Individuals with higher anxiety and worse sleep pre-treatment benefited most in terms of decreased stress. Evaluating pre-treatment characteristics could help determine optimal candidates for MBSR training, and could optimize outcomes for both women and men.",

author = "Brown, {Megan M.} and Danielle Arigo and Wolever, {Ruth Q.} and Smoski, {Moria J.} and Hall, {Martica H.} and Brantley, {Jeffrey G.} and Greeson, {Jeffrey M.}",

note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by a grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) [Grant K99 AT004945] to Jeffrey Greeson and by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) [Grant K23 MH087754] to Moria Smoski. Additional support was provided by a research infrastructure grant from the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2020. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",

year = "2020",

doi = "10.1177/1359105320931186",

language = "English (US)",

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